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As most of you will know, I’m handing over the class to Tom Newell next term and will link to Tom’s website once it’s up and running. BUT this website will remain active; I’ve already started an index of tunes, though it does need a good tidy up, and I’m going to be linking it to some other projects I’m doing such as https://thefiddleproject.org/ on learning fiddle style, and keeping it up to date with new posts about relevant and related various things.

There will be a Patreon starting up soon for anyone across the world who wants to have access to video tutorials with walk throughs of tunes and chord sequences, and full details on the ornaments, variations etc that I often refer to in the posts. Link to follow once it’s all set up!

It’s been an honour and privilege to work with the class over the last eight years, thank you to everyone who has attended, and thank you for the lovely card that Robert put together, what a great set of pictures! I will definitely be back to dep for Tom from time to time, so it’s bye for now but also see you soon,

Debx

Here are a couple of videos from our recent visit to the Ealing Country Dance Club, kindly taken by Robert.

Spootiskerry groove is here:

Our visit to the ECDC was a great success – not sure the pics capture the energy of the night, but a fabulous time was had by all. Robert has kindly made a video of highlights (below), and I’ve added some photos of my own too.

Fete de Village

Mount Hills

Duke of Kent’s Waltz – we will cover this on Nov 4th, do have a look before then!

Hunt the Squirrel

New Rigged Ship (D major)

Major Malley’s Reel

Queen’s Jig – Own dance

Johnny’s Gone to France – Circassian Circle

The Big Ship – Mr Isaac’s Magic

Lilting Banshee – Maguire’s Irish Coffee

Great North Run – New Elixir

Soldier’s Joy – Terry’s Triple Chain

Fete de Village – own dance TBC

Here’s the list for next week’s Xmas concert – please make your own notes if you need!

Here is the set list for our forthcoming appearance at the Ealing Country Dance Club:

Set for ECDC

All four of these:

Mr Isaac’s Magic – The Big Ship

Plough and Harrow – The Girl With the Blue Dress

Artful Dodger – Rattle the Cash/The Plane Tree

Jacob’s Ladder – Cariad-Gan Y Sguthan/Crythor Llon

Two of these

Good Man of Ballangigh  – Hunt the Squirrel/Dory Boat

Lesley’s Longways – Major Malley’s Reel

Coronation Day (probably not this one)

Two or three of these

Push and Shove – A Tune for Patricia

Swirl of the Sea – Kitty Magennis/Bridget Cruise

Lord of Caernarfon’s Jig  – Jack a Lent

One or Two of these

Upon a Summer’s Day

Hop Picker’s Feast – to be learned!

Delia (not this one)

Term dates are now live on newealingsessions.com/term-dates-and-events-2/

We’ll start up next week, starting with some new tunes before revisiting some old favourites and using them to make simple arrangements for the Ealing Country Dance Club night. More complex arrangements will happen for the Xmas concert at Gunnersbury, date tbc.

Class fees will go up a small amount with the usual concessions for termly and annual subscriptions, and the room fees (which have risen considerably over the last two years) will also go up – we’ll have a chat over how everyone wants to divide those through the year.